A home for every kind of mind
Neurodivergent is an umbrella term for minds that work differently from what society calls typical. The word neurodiversity was coined by sociologist Judy Singer in the late 1990s. You belong here whether you are diagnosed, waiting for an evaluation, self-identified, or simply questioning.
Guides
Each guide has its own page. Guides marked Full chapter include a longer chapter with a cited source list. These guides are general education, not diagnosis.
Autism Full chapter
A lifelong neurodevelopmental difference in social communication and in patterns of interests, routines, and sensory experience.ADHD Full chapter
A neurodevelopmental condition with lasting differences in attention, activity level, and impulse control.Dyslexia Full chapter
A specific learning difference affecting accurate and fluent word reading, decoding, and spelling.Dyscalculia Full chapter
A specific learning difference in understanding numbers and learning math facts and procedures, beyond what is expected for age and instruction.Dysgraphia Full chapter
A specific learning difference affecting handwriting and/or written expression, including letter formation, spelling, and organizing thoughts on paper.Dyspraxia (DCD) Full chapter
Developmental coordination disorder, often called dyspraxia in the UK: motor coordination well below what is expected for age, affecting everyday tasks.Tourette syndrome and tics Full chapter
Tourette syndrome involves multiple motor tics and at least one vocal tic for more than a year, beginning in childhood.OCD Full chapter
Obsessions (unwanted, distressing thoughts or urges) and/or compulsions (repetitive actions done to ease distress) that take significant time or interfere with life.Developmental language disorder (DLD) Full chapter
Lasting difficulty understanding and/or using spoken language that is not explained by hearing loss, autism, or another condition.Stuttering Full chapter
A neurodevelopmental difference in speech fluency: repetitions, prolongations, and blocks.Sensory processing differences Full chapter
Differences in how the brain takes in and responds to sound, light, touch, taste, smell, movement, and other sensory input.Synesthesia Full chapter
A variation where one sense or concept automatically triggers another, such as seeing colors for letters or tasting words.Intellectual and developmental disabilities Full chapter
Intellectual disability involves significant differences in learning, reasoning, and everyday adaptive skills that begin in the developmental years.
A lifelong neurodevelopmental difference in social communication and in patterns of interests, routines, and sensory experience.ADHD Full chapter
A neurodevelopmental condition with lasting differences in attention, activity level, and impulse control.Dyslexia Full chapter
A specific learning difference affecting accurate and fluent word reading, decoding, and spelling.Dyscalculia Full chapter
A specific learning difference in understanding numbers and learning math facts and procedures, beyond what is expected for age and instruction.Dysgraphia Full chapter
A specific learning difference affecting handwriting and/or written expression, including letter formation, spelling, and organizing thoughts on paper.Dyspraxia (DCD) Full chapter
Developmental coordination disorder, often called dyspraxia in the UK: motor coordination well below what is expected for age, affecting everyday tasks.Tourette syndrome and tics Full chapter
Tourette syndrome involves multiple motor tics and at least one vocal tic for more than a year, beginning in childhood.OCD Full chapter
Obsessions (unwanted, distressing thoughts or urges) and/or compulsions (repetitive actions done to ease distress) that take significant time or interfere with life.Developmental language disorder (DLD) Full chapter
Lasting difficulty understanding and/or using spoken language that is not explained by hearing loss, autism, or another condition.Stuttering Full chapter
A neurodevelopmental difference in speech fluency: repetitions, prolongations, and blocks.Sensory processing differences Full chapter
Differences in how the brain takes in and responds to sound, light, touch, taste, smell, movement, and other sensory input.Synesthesia Full chapter
A variation where one sense or concept automatically triggers another, such as seeing colors for letters or tasting words.Intellectual and developmental disabilities Full chapter
Intellectual disability involves significant differences in learning, reasoning, and everyday adaptive skills that begin in the developmental years.
Some people with bipolar disorder, acquired brain injuries, or other brain-based differences also identify as neurodivergent. The term is self-defined.
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Toolkit
22 guided tools and 10 quick tools: timers, routines, communication boards, scripts, reading and writing helpers, number and money practice, sensory and calming tools, and more.Organizations and rights
Trusted nonprofits and general rights information.Community promise
The principles behind this space.Support Neuro-Common
Help us continue our research and development.Crisis help
Helplines if you are in crisis.
22 guided tools and 10 quick tools: timers, routines, communication boards, scripts, reading and writing helpers, number and money practice, sensory and calming tools, and more.Organizations and rights
Trusted nonprofits and general rights information.Community promise
The principles behind this space.Support Neuro-Common
Help us continue our research and development.Crisis help
Helplines if you are in crisis.
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- ADHD
- Dyslexia
- Dyscalculia
- Dysgraphia
- Dyspraxia (DCD)
- Tourette syndrome and tics
- OCD
- Developmental language disorder (DLD)
- Stuttering
- Sensory processing differences
- Synesthesia
- Intellectual and developmental disabilities
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- Community promise
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